Trump signs 'religious liberties' order allowing churches to become more politically involved

Family Research Council president Tony Perkins said that the religious liberty order is the start of a process in reversing the "devastating trend set by the last administration to punish charities, pastors, family owned businesses and honest, hard-working people simply for living according to their faith". The group wants the court to declare that it gives preferential treatment to churches and halt the IRS from implementing it.

"We will not allow people of faith to be targeted, bullied or silenced anymore", Trump proclaimed, which were marking the National Day of Prayer.

"It's been happening", he said.

The order additionally directs the Justice Department to look into further federal protections of religious freedoms.

President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that could pave the way for religious institutions to have more power to claim exemptions from health-care law mandates like no co-pay birth control.

"We know all too well the attacks against the Little Sisters of the Poor", he said, "incredible nuns who care for the sick, the elderly, and the forgotten". The 1954 amendment has prohibited tax-exempt charitable organizations such as churches from participating in political campaigns.

President Donald Trump reaches out to Alveda King, a niece of Martin Luther King Jr., during a National Day of Prayer event at the White House ﻿on Thursday.﻿ Trump signed an executive order ﻿directing the ﻿IRS to avoid cracking down on political activity by religious groups.

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